Belgium vs Netherlands: Births and deaths
Belgium
9.45
in 2023
Netherlands
9.48
in 2023
Belgium rank
24th
Netherlands rank
23rd
Births and deaths over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 9.48 against 9.45 in Belgium, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 41 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 17 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.05 | 18.84 | 0.7913 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 18.43 | 18.24 | 0.1933 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 18.32 | 17.24 | 1.08 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 15.93 | 15.16 | 0.773 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 14.92 | 13.6 | 1.32 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 13.13 | 11.76 | 1.37 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 10.45 | 10.35 | 0.1007 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 11.74 | 8.94 | 2.8 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 11.8 | 8.01 | 3.79 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 12.99 | 8.93 | 4.06 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 11.46 | 7.16 | 4.3 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 11.89 | 7.7 | 4.19 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 11.79 | 8.12 | 3.67 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 11.05 | 8.26 | 2.79 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.28 | 8.7 | 1.58 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 9.9 | 8.43 | 1.47 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 9.61 | 8.51 | 1.1 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 10.03 | 9.63 | 0.3991 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher births and deaths, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 9.48 against 9.45 in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in births and deaths between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.03, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 170 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for births and deaths?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.